In the last days of the presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump held a series of last-minute rallies in the battleground states. The huge differences between those events reveal the stark differences between the two candidates who … [Read more...] about The Choice, Not An Echo
Trump Takes on the Global Elite
A candidate’s closing argument, or last speech before the election, can be revealing. Who can forget Obama’s ringing declaration that his victory in 2008 would be “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet … [Read more...] about Trump Takes on the Global Elite
Phyllis Schlafly, 1924-2016
Phyllis Schlafly was with us a glorious 92 years, and active in politics for more than 70 of them. It is difficult to identify any issue that she was not on the right side of, typically years or decades before others rallied beside her. She wrote or … [Read more...] about Phyllis Schlafly, 1924-2016
Reflections by John Schlafly
Remarks delivered by John Schlafly at the funeral of his mother, Phyllis Schlafly, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis on September 10, 2016: When my father, Fred Schlafly, reached the age of 75, and realized he could no longer compete in the … [Read more...] about Reflections by John Schlafly
Trump in Mexico Recalls Reagan in Geneva
Donald Trump’s surprise visit to Mexico, where he met the Mexican president and discussed the many contentious issues between our two countries, reminds me of President Reagan’s important trip to Geneva in 1985. Reagan was more than willing to sit … [Read more...] about Trump in Mexico Recalls Reagan in Geneva
Obama Is Still Transforming America
“Never let a crisis go to waste” was the pithy advice of former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who has since gone on to become the mayor of America’s most violent large city. “And what I mean by that is an … [Read more...] about Obama Is Still Transforming America
Lesson of ‘The Snake’
Last week in Erie, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump entertained his vast crowd of supporters by reciting the lyrics to a song called “The Snake.” The song was written about 50 years ago, but it tells a timeless truth derived from Aesop’s … [Read more...] about Lesson of ‘The Snake’
Trump Is Right About NATO
from the August 2016 Phyllis Schlafly Report Donald Trump created a firestorm last month when he called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) “obsolete” and suggested that the U.S. obligation to defend the borders of NATO’s 28 member … [Read more...] about Trump Is Right About NATO
Trump Battles Globalist Republicans
Before heading to Cleveland to accept the Republican nomination for president, Donald Trump paid a high-profile visit to Capitol Hill, where he hoped to unify Congressional Republicans behind his presidential campaign. Many of the 247 Republican … [Read more...] about Trump Battles Globalist Republicans
No Third-Party Candidate
Every four years there is political chatter about trying to run a third-party candidate who will supposedly be more conservative than the Republican nominee. The lesson is the same every time this is tried: third-party candidates do not win because … [Read more...] about No Third-Party Candidate
